Star Plus' 'Yeh Fitoor Tera': Ishaan Dhawan on Why Flawed Characters Feel More Real Than Perfect Heroes
For the past few weeks, one thing has been impossible to ignore: Gen Z isn't staying quiet anymore. Whether it's on college campuses, across social media, or in everyday conversations, young people are speaking up, questioning authority, challenging long-held beliefs, and refusing to fit neatly into boxes. Predictably, they are also being labelled as "rebellious", "too emotional", "too opinionated", or "too impatient".
City Air News
Jul 29, 2026 05:38
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For the past few weeks, one thing has been impossible to ignore: Gen Z isn't staying quiet anymore. Whether it's on college campuses, across social media, or in everyday conversations, young people are speaking up, questioning authority, challenging long-held beliefs, and refusing to fit neatly into boxes. Predictably, they are also being labelled as "rebellious", "too emotional", "too opinionated", or "too impatient".
Star Plus' Yeh Fitoor Tera explores this very idea: what happens when society decides who you are before you ever get the chance to define yourself. At a time when Gen Z is demanding to be heard beyond labels, the show brings alive characters who are not perfect, but real, layered, and unapologetically themselves. Actor Ishaan Dhawan opens up about how Yeh Fitoor Tera arrives at a time when young voices are shaping conversations and why Jeet's journey reflects a generation that wants to be understood rather than judged.
Ishaan Dhawan shared, "Playing Jeet made me realise how quickly we judge people who don't fit into what we consider 'normal'. If someone speaks their mind, questions things, or chooses a different path, they are often labelled rebellious or difficult before anyone truly tries to understand them. I think that's something we see with Gen Z as well. This generation has a strong desire to express themselves and be heard, and that's what makes Yeh Fitoor Tera feel so relevant today. Jeet is not someone who changes himself to seek acceptance. He is emotional, imperfect, and follows his own path, and that's what makes him feel real. I believe audiences today connect with characters who are not perfect, but are honest about who they are."
